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colorado, 9, he took that. look at iowa. it has 6, he took that. wisconsin, 10, you get the picture. ohio, that was the big one. ohio was a key to all of this, of course. new hampshire. you go down the list. we have not called florida. that's how you get the president to 303. mitt romney, 206. if mitt romney were to take florida, there are another 29 electoral votes for florida but that would not put mitt romney over the top. >> the president is leading in florida but they've stopped counting ballots in miami-dade county. they're going to pick it up in the morning. there was a lot of talk about a combination of states. >> he lost a couple states. you look here. he won these two. traditionally reliably red states. the president won both of those states in 2008. he did not this time. he lost ground but it didn't matter. >> and we're waiting on florida. still waiting on florida. >> by the end of our broadcast, we may have results. thank you so much. soledad? >> thanks. right to our panel and ask them what was done right and what was done very, very wr
colorado, 9, he took that. look at iowa. it has 6, he took that. wisconsin, 10, you get the picture. ohio, that was the big one. ohio was a key to all of this, of course. new hampshire. you go down the list. we have not called florida. that's how you get the president to 303. mitt romney, 206. if mitt romney were to take florida, there are another 29 electoral votes for florida but that would not put mitt romney over the top. >> the president is leading in florida but they've stopped...
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he took colorado. paul ryan spent a lot of time in colorado really hoping that the republicans have been hoping to get that and they didn't. there's iowa. wisconsin. ohio with its 18. new hampshire. then florida. we are still waiting for. that's how the president got to 303. he needed 270. even though we have not called florida yet, mitt romney can't get over the top. >> right now the president is leading in the vote count in florida by miami-dade county as they suspended counting overnight. they will start counting in a few hours ago. the president is ahead there and could pick that up, too. >> these two states he lost. those are reliably republican territory until last time when the president turned them. he lost them this time but had all the swing states, 303 electoral votes. >> the president won north carolina by 14,000 votes four years ago. this time it was still pretty close. it was interest that a lot of people thought north carolina would be a blowout for mitt romney. it was not. they didn't c
he took colorado. paul ryan spent a lot of time in colorado really hoping that the republicans have been hoping to get that and they didn't. there's iowa. wisconsin. ohio with its 18. new hampshire. then florida. we are still waiting for. that's how the president got to 303. he needed 270. even though we have not called florida yet, mitt romney can't get over the top. >> right now the president is leading in the vote count in florida by miami-dade county as they suspended counting...
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colorado voted in favor of medical marijuana. florida refused to stop public funding of abortion. the senate will have the most women ever. governor romney, and president obama, pledged to come together. >> we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. >> a recognition, perhaps, that obama's coalition may not have gained much ground, but that it spoke forcefully. we're back with our panel. let's start with winners and losers. shall we do name association? you're going to start with me. hillary clinton and bill clinton. >> man, vips. most valuable player. and mvp. you know, bill clinton's support and impact on this election for president obama really can't be overstated. number one surrogate by far. >> let's talk a little bit about chris christie. >> ooh. you know it's going to be interesting to see when the republicans meet in las vegas next week in the governor's association is there any blowback on chris christie. >> do you think there will be? >> i'm not sure because when you look at the way things broke down nationally it's really hard to say ultimately that chris
colorado voted in favor of medical marijuana. florida refused to stop public funding of abortion. the senate will have the most women ever. governor romney, and president obama, pledged to come together. >> we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. >> a recognition, perhaps, that obama's coalition may not have gained much ground, but that it spoke forcefully. we're back with our panel. let's start with winners and losers. shall we do name association? you're going to...
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i think we have colorado, florida, iowa, michigan, we could run through them all. you have the 12 battle grounds there. but most of the money being spent, ohio, florida, and virginia. >> people need t-shirts saying i spent $6 billion and got status quo. but the republican governor association got republicans to 30 gubernatorial races. we haven't seen that in a very long time in this country. they did it because they kept a lot of it in-house. they managed it themselves. one of the problems you saw on the republican side nationwide is they to a degree outsourced a lot to outside groups. we have this unlimited -- it did hurt them in that it was so diffuse, they can't talk to each other under the rules. you had a lot of people stepping on each other's feet, you had a lot of people saying i'm getting results that weren't getting results. >> i'm a contrarian maybe on this issue. americans spent $6 billion on halloween costumes this year. i don't think it's too much to -- >> that's ironic. >> i don't think it's too much to say we're going to invest in our government and
i think we have colorado, florida, iowa, michigan, we could run through them all. you have the 12 battle grounds there. but most of the money being spent, ohio, florida, and virginia. >> people need t-shirts saying i spent $6 billion and got status quo. but the republican governor association got republicans to 30 gubernatorial races. we haven't seen that in a very long time in this country. they did it because they kept a lot of it in-house. they managed it themselves. one of the...
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if you look at colorado, nevada, then to the midwest. you would have to say in the public polling, the president has a slight advantage. they're all close enough for this to play outn election day. but you mentioned it, and they talked about the storm. incumbency cuts both ways and we may find out tomorrow whether the president's post storm leadership, the commander-in-chief, the use of the bully pulpit has helped him. when we get the numbers tomorrow we might be reminded that he is the incumbent and we have a sluggish economy. we could have another twist. >> does either candidate have the momentum? can anybody say which side has the momentum right now? >> no. if you look nationally, it has been consistent for a week. the race is tied. if you go state by state, in one state you say the president has a bit of a lead. in other states, romney has a bit of a lead or a momentum. in most of these places, the president had the luxury of no primary challenge so he has a better ground organization on paper. more offices, more people. they've had
if you look at colorado, nevada, then to the midwest. you would have to say in the public polling, the president has a slight advantage. they're all close enough for this to play outn election day. but you mentioned it, and they talked about the storm. incumbency cuts both ways and we may find out tomorrow whether the president's post storm leadership, the commander-in-chief, the use of the bully pulpit has helped him. when we get the numbers tomorrow we might be reminded that he is the...
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in iowa, wisconsin, new hampshire, colorado and minnesota, president obama did better among white voters than either john kerry or al gore did. president obama won in some key swing states with predominantly white voters. many of them live in the suburbs or rural areas. take iowa, where white voters made up 93% of the electorate. more than half of those voters, 51%, backed president obama to 47% for romney. it was the same breakdown in new hampshire where white voters were also 93% of the electorate and 51% voted for president obama. there's also the fact that many new hampshire voters live in rural areas, yet president obama won those rural voters by 16 points, 57-41%. as all the numbers suggest, it's not quite as simple as congressman ryan suggests. urban voters can't take all the credit for the president's win. joining me now is cnn contributor david frum who has a lot to say about this. his new ebook is "why romney lost." he joins me along with paul begala and alex castellano. liberals have been critical of ryan's comments about urban areas. what do you think of it? >> i don't want t
in iowa, wisconsin, new hampshire, colorado and minnesota, president obama did better among white voters than either john kerry or al gore did. president obama won in some key swing states with predominantly white voters. many of them live in the suburbs or rural areas. take iowa, where white voters made up 93% of the electorate. more than half of those voters, 51%, backed president obama to 47% for romney. it was the same breakdown in new hampshire where white voters were also 93% of the...
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mitt romney is in ohio right now, he goes to new hampshire tomorrow morning, then heads to iowa, colorado and later this weekend, heading into monday, he goes to virginia and florida. you know, anderson, you can lay the battleground map for president obama and mitt romney almost on top of one another, because their schedules are so similar. >> jessica, all year long, people have been pointing to this final jobs report the weekend before the election day. doesn't seem to have made much of a splash, does it? >> reporter: a little bit of both, anderson. the jobs numbers in the end seem to be sort of a wash. they give something for both campaigns to talk about. the president today acknowledged the numbers and pointed out that there was an increase in private sector hiring and that there were more people out looking for work, which is true, but he said it wasn't good enough and governor romney doubled down on that, said sure, it sure wasn't enough and pointed out that the unemployment rate is higher now than it was when the president came into office and you know, how many people are still une
mitt romney is in ohio right now, he goes to new hampshire tomorrow morning, then heads to iowa, colorado and later this weekend, heading into monday, he goes to virginia and florida. you know, anderson, you can lay the battleground map for president obama and mitt romney almost on top of one another, because their schedules are so similar. >> jessica, all year long, people have been pointing to this final jobs report the weekend before the election day. doesn't seem to have made much of...
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colorado is much more about the young. >> and colorado's very urban. >> colorado in 2004 was 8% hispanic, now it's 13% hispanic. that's one of the big changes. 18 to 29-year-olds were 15% in 2004. now they're down to 14%. you have a nice sized senior citizen group there too. >> this is the future of america in some ways facing off there. i think what happens in colorado, it may not be as important for this election, it could determine it. it may not. i think it says something about politics going-forward. it used to be a red state, it turned purple it's heading toward a blue state. >> i'm just being told -- >> the west would become the new base of the democratic party. >> i'm being told, president and mrs. obama taking the stage in des moines with a wash let's take a look. ♪ ♪ >> oh, my goodness. thank you, guys. thanks so much. wow! oh, my godness. and i love you. i love you from the bottom of my heart. i am beyond thrilled to be here with all of you. but we have to give some love up for bruce springsteen. i mean, gosh. for months i have heard his songs played at our rallies. but i
colorado is much more about the young. >> and colorado's very urban. >> colorado in 2004 was 8% hispanic, now it's 13% hispanic. that's one of the big changes. 18 to 29-year-olds were 15% in 2004. now they're down to 14%. you have a nice sized senior citizen group there too. >> this is the future of america in some ways facing off there. i think what happens in colorado, it may not be as important for this election, it could determine it. it may not. i think it says something...
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i would say the same thing about ohio and colorado, in fact. and i heard you mention earlier that we are going to be campaigning in ohio tomorrow, a very important state, but also pennsylvania, a new state that's on your map. >> appreciate it. gail, let's bring in our partisan pros. ari fleischer and eric erickson. on the left, obama 2012 pollster cornel belcher. paul, let's start with u everybody is focused on ohio. do you see a road map for mitt romney if he does not win ohio? >> no. no. romney has -- i'm not a big fan of the electoral college but the founding fathers gave it to us. romney has a much, much tougher map. if you begin as you should presuming he will carry every state john mccain did, then he still needs indiana, which he'll almost -- he's very strong in, very likely to win. north carolina which is easier than many of the other swing states but not in the bag. then it gets hard. he's got to have ohio. even if he gets ohio, get this, he's got to still win virginia or florida -- and florida, colorado. it's so hard for him to get to
i would say the same thing about ohio and colorado, in fact. and i heard you mention earlier that we are going to be campaigning in ohio tomorrow, a very important state, but also pennsylvania, a new state that's on your map. >> appreciate it. gail, let's bring in our partisan pros. ari fleischer and eric erickson. on the left, obama 2012 pollster cornel belcher. paul, let's start with u everybody is focused on ohio. do you see a road map for mitt romney if he does not win ohio? >>...
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once a widely republican state in colorado. closer in colorado. the president won by being competitive among women as well and one more. a little touchy, had a tough couple days. 48% in ohio. 52% in ohio women. once again, look at the gender gap. and, bang, especially college educated women in the suburbs, critical to the obama coalition. let's come back and look nationally by race. we saw this number last night, we knew governor romney in trouble. 72% of the electiorate was whit. governor romney needed that 74%, 75%. a lot of people thought that would drop. high unemployment. not history the second time around. obama campaign, that operation you saw, found them, turned them out. in philadelphia, cleveland, elsewhere across the country. the president got 93% of the votes. 13% of the electorate. and 93% of the votes. this is historic. latinos cross double digits. 10% nationally for the first time this is part of the president's victory coalition, this is a crisis for the republican party. 27% for governor romney, and not just nationally. look at st
once a widely republican state in colorado. closer in colorado. the president won by being competitive among women as well and one more. a little touchy, had a tough couple days. 48% in ohio. 52% in ohio women. once again, look at the gender gap. and, bang, especially college educated women in the suburbs, critical to the obama coalition. let's come back and look nationally by race. we saw this number last night, we knew governor romney in trouble. 72% of the electiorate was whit. governor...
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you get to the state like colorado. 51% of the electorate. more of a swing state. the president won there by being competitive among women as well. that is not the only piece. let's come back and look nationally by race. only 72% of the elect orate was white. african-americans 17% of the population again. the campaign found then and got in touch with them. 13% of the electorate and this is historic. this is not only part of the coalition. this is a long-term generational crisis. 27% for governor romney. you look at states like nevada where the white vote is smaller. the other side can't win when the numbers are like that. 14%. excuse me and the president getting 75%. if the democrats keep getting this the darker the area the higher the latino population. it is almost game over. in florida last night we are still waiting to get the numbers. if you look at the state of texas. if republicans don't solve this problem. we might be talking about texas as a blue state. >> it is amazing looking at the maps. take a look at this. doomed beyond all hope of redemption. dark th
you get to the state like colorado. 51% of the electorate. more of a swing state. the president won there by being competitive among women as well. that is not the only piece. let's come back and look nationally by race. only 72% of the elect orate was white. african-americans 17% of the population again. the campaign found then and got in touch with them. 13% of the electorate and this is historic. this is not only part of the coalition. this is a long-term generational crisis. 27% for...
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at least in two locations in colorado and florida, you see election officials were reportedly alarmed to see voters showing up in clothing emblazoned with the name mitt, a violation of election laws that prohibit campaigning for a candidate within a certain number of feet from voting booths. the problem? the shirts did not say mitt. they said m.i.t. as in massachusetts institute of technology. one of the top colleges in the country, by the way. mr. romney's name in case it wasn't clear, is spelled with two ts. now, i'm seriously not making this up. but look, i give election workers a lot of credit. they're helping our democracy. it's thankless work. what's more, you really can't blame them for thinking the romney campaign might have misspelled their candidate's name. remember this, the romney campaign's iphone app that allowed you to take a photo with the words "a better america" super imposed over it except they misspelled the word america as amercia. look, i don't want to be a stickler about this but you know, i'm just really particular about spelling. frankly, i think anyone who is
at least in two locations in colorado and florida, you see election officials were reportedly alarmed to see voters showing up in clothing emblazoned with the name mitt, a violation of election laws that prohibit campaigning for a candidate within a certain number of feet from voting booths. the problem? the shirts did not say mitt. they said m.i.t. as in massachusetts institute of technology. one of the top colleges in the country, by the way. mr. romney's name in case it wasn't clear, is...
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he is in colorado, nevada, and colorado, nevada and one other battleground state and then he heads to ohio. >> and vice president biden has been out on the campaign trail and playing the role of the attack dog calling the romney campaign quote a lie. tell us about that. >> he is swinging against the add that says in part, quote sold chrysler to the italians who are going to build deep in ki china. now them is fighting words when you are campaigning in ohio. he is challenging the facts in that add. the words are are literally correct but mid leading. in the auto bail out president obama allowed for the company fial which is owned by the italians to buy chrysler. so that part is true. but, they are now making some jeeps in china for the chinese markets. the adds make it seem as though they ar are taking american job and moving them to china. the ceo of the company has said that is not true. bottom line, it shows how much that auto bail out helps president obama with the voters in ohio and iowa. among non college white men in those states is higher than the other states anderson. >> hum,
he is in colorado, nevada, and colorado, nevada and one other battleground state and then he heads to ohio. >> and vice president biden has been out on the campaign trail and playing the role of the attack dog calling the romney campaign quote a lie. tell us about that. >> he is swinging against the add that says in part, quote sold chrysler to the italians who are going to build deep in ki china. now them is fighting words when you are campaigning in ohio. he is challenging the...
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obama is campaigning again in wisconsin, in nevada and colorado today, alone. governor romney is going to spend his day campaigning in virginia. the first stop for the president is in green bay, moments from now. we're keeping a live eye on that event. we'll bring it to you, as well. brianna keilar is waiting for the president. it looks chilly in wisconsin. i've got to ask you, off the top, a very serious question about how this president is going to segue from what he has been doing the last three days, which has been in emergency mode, into a stump speech. >> reporter: you know, i think we may have gotten a preview of that, actually, ashleigh, because we did hear from charles woodson, a safety from the green bay packers, a popular person here. and he was making the case for the government providing services or assistance for people, and then he was saying that he was raised by a single mother, and that the government stepped in to bridge the gap in between jobs for her and the family, just as he said, the federal government is doing on the east coast. with th
obama is campaigning again in wisconsin, in nevada and colorado today, alone. governor romney is going to spend his day campaigning in virginia. the first stop for the president is in green bay, moments from now. we're keeping a live eye on that event. we'll bring it to you, as well. brianna keilar is waiting for the president. it looks chilly in wisconsin. i've got to ask you, off the top, a very serious question about how this president is going to segue from what he has been doing the last...
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in colorado they are working to get the vote out. these months they are walking the walk, not just talking the talk. first, sneak peek at what you can expect for this weekend's next list. ♪ >> i don't think we have to teach innovation. i think we just have to coax people out of their fear of trying innovation. everybody has creative abilities. but people just don't express them. i mean i see people come in here that are afraid to try anything. we give them some classes and some encouragement, they have some success with their products, and you see them just change. you see them light up. you see them say, wow, i really can do this. this is stunning. they're stunned. trying to find a better job can be frustrating. so at university of phoenix we're working with a growing list of almost two thousand corporate partners - companies like microsoft, american red cross and adobe - to create options for you. not only that, we're using what we learn from these partners to shape our curriculum. so that when you find the job you want you'll be
in colorado they are working to get the vote out. these months they are walking the walk, not just talking the talk. first, sneak peek at what you can expect for this weekend's next list. ♪ >> i don't think we have to teach innovation. i think we just have to coax people out of their fear of trying innovation. everybody has creative abilities. but people just don't express them. i mean i see people come in here that are afraid to try anything. we give them some classes and some...
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colorado springs to the south. republican. from what i gather here, as you point out, the battle of the battleground, in between denver and colorado springs, on the other sides of denver, two key count tins. jefferson county and arapacho county. is that right? >> reporter: that is right. as i mentioned, equal parts of republican, and independent swing voters. that's why you've seen all these different campaigns spend more than $60 million so far since april in political advertising around here to try to influence those swing voters. brooke, over the last several days at this point it's not so much about switching over undecideds or get their vote, right now the main focus is on turning out the vote. so far 1.1 million people have voted early here in colorado out of 3.6 million registered voters. i'm told to really watch those numbers tomorrow afternoon when the secretary of state's office puts out the final report on just how many people voted early. it will all be about turnout here in colorado. >> we will look for that for y
colorado springs to the south. republican. from what i gather here, as you point out, the battle of the battleground, in between denver and colorado springs, on the other sides of denver, two key count tins. jefferson county and arapacho county. is that right? >> reporter: that is right. as i mentioned, equal parts of republican, and independent swing voters. that's why you've seen all these different campaigns spend more than $60 million so far since april in political advertising around...
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and the person who was speaking at the microphone was the scout master from monument, colorado. and he said their scout troop wanted to have a special flag. so they bought an american flag, gold as it sells around it. and when they came home, they said i wonder if we could have it go up on the space shuttle so they contacted nasa. nasa agreed. he said you can't imagine the pride of our boys watching from their classrooms, seeing the space shuttle "challenger" launch from the tv screen. and then they saw it explode on the tv. and he said he called nasa a couple weeks later and said, have you found any remnant of our flag. and they hadn't. he said he called every week month after month, still nothing. and then he was reading an article in the paper about some of the debris from the "challenger" disaster, and it mentioned a flag. and so he called nasa, and they said, in fact, we have a presentation to make to your boys. nasa came out and presented them with a plastic container. and he said, we opened it up and there was our flag in perfect condition. and -- and he said that's it on
and the person who was speaking at the microphone was the scout master from monument, colorado. and he said their scout troop wanted to have a special flag. so they bought an american flag, gold as it sells around it. and when they came home, they said i wonder if we could have it go up on the space shuttle so they contacted nasa. nasa agreed. he said you can't imagine the pride of our boys watching from their classrooms, seeing the space shuttle "challenger" launch from the tv...
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the colorado governor says not so fast. he said this his words, federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug so droeon't break the cheetos too quickly. there could be several legal challenges ahead on. this we want to bring in the legal guys, the experts, avery freeman in cleveland. and richard herman, a law professor joins us again from las vegas. great to see you both. >> hi, susan. >> hi, susan. >> avery, we want to start with you on this. washington state and colorado passing marijuana laws. there are still tough federal laws as i mention. who comes out on top here? >> at the end of the day do we treat marijuana like heroin under federal law or should it be taxed like in prohibition, the end of prohibition? ultimately, i think the decision is that congress is going to have to change the federal controlled substances act which again makes marijuana treated like heroin and say ultimately in an act of federalism, let the states decide. right now the federal government says it's unlawful. it's a federal crime. withou
the colorado governor says not so fast. he said this his words, federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug so droeon't break the cheetos too quickly. there could be several legal challenges ahead on. this we want to bring in the legal guys, the experts, avery freeman in cleveland. and richard herman, a law professor joins us again from las vegas. great to see you both. >> hi, susan. >> hi, susan. >> avery, we want to start with you on this. washington state and...
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voters ushered in the legalization of recreational marijuana to people of colorado and washington state. but the federal government still views weed as illegal. so those states will still need to navigate federal laws before the citizens can legally buy and sell it. >>> the troubled u.s. postal service is expecting a boom this holiday season and expects to handle 365 million packages this year, a 20% jump from 2011. they will have more business has the fedex and u.p.s. combined. customers will scramble to get packages in the mail for on-time christmas delivery. >>> walmart is trying to edge out the competition for black friday. they are opening up at 8:00 p.m. thanksgiving, two hours earlier than last year. sears and kmart are opening thanksgiving as well. >>> that is this week's "getting down to business," alison kosik, cnn, new york. ♪ >>> well, 2016 is on the minds of some politicians, and several veterans who served in iraq and afghanistan are celebrating their 2012 victory, in fact, a historical election for them. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr has more on the veterans
voters ushered in the legalization of recreational marijuana to people of colorado and washington state. but the federal government still views weed as illegal. so those states will still need to navigate federal laws before the citizens can legally buy and sell it. >>> the troubled u.s. postal service is expecting a boom this holiday season and expects to handle 365 million packages this year, a 20% jump from 2011. they will have more business has the fedex and u.p.s. combined....
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colorado as well. 16 other states and d.c. have also approved it for medical use. according to the u.s. justice department it is still a scheduled one controlled substance. it is the same classification given the things like heroin, lsd, ecstacy. i want to bring in our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. people talk about this all the time. they try to figure out is it good for you, bad for you? what do you make of this debate? >> i think sometimes there are people that think, wow, fwood for think, good for you, i'm going to smoke, i'm not sick, i'm going to smoke it because it is good for you. that's not the situation. smoking marijuana has been shown to be good for specific medical problems. let's look at what those are. people who suffer from severe nausea have been helped by smoking marijuana. people who need to have their appetite stimulated, for example, aids patients, people on chemotherapy have a tough time eating, this helps them eat. people who suffer neuropathic pain, the pins and needles that people get, marijuana is use follow for that. >> wh
colorado as well. 16 other states and d.c. have also approved it for medical use. according to the u.s. justice department it is still a scheduled one controlled substance. it is the same classification given the things like heroin, lsd, ecstacy. i want to bring in our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. people talk about this all the time. they try to figure out is it good for you, bad for you? what do you make of this debate? >> i think sometimes there are people that think,...
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the government has made a decision locally because of these initiatives in colorado and in washington state where they have said we're going to legalize the recreational use and as a result of that, we're not going to go forward and prosecute these people, and those cases that are pending, you know what, let's just dismiss them. >> let's take a quick listen to more from the prosecutor and see what he had to say. >> all told we had 175 cases that were in some stage of prosecution. either referred by police for filing or had been filed. those are the cases that today we are deciding to not move forward on. >> the bottom line, we should make people realize this is possession under an ounce, a misdemeanor, not talking about dealers, trafficking, and all that. >> and 21 and over, right. >> 21 and over. what if the ballot is overturned as the prosecutor obligated to go back and try to bring these people to justice? >> you know what, i think it always is in the prosecutor's discretion to do what they think is appropriate to the people. and therefore if they made that decision, ted, at the lo
the government has made a decision locally because of these initiatives in colorado and in washington state where they have said we're going to legalize the recreational use and as a result of that, we're not going to go forward and prosecute these people, and those cases that are pending, you know what, let's just dismiss them. >> let's take a quick listen to more from the prosecutor and see what he had to say. >> all told we had 175 cases that were in some stage of prosecution....
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paul harvey is a professor of history at the university of colorado at colorado springs. so? did you find the answer to your question? >> well, there's a lot of reasons for that as we talk about in the article. and a lot of it has to do with our long history and pluralization of american religions. >> so tell us a bit about that history. why is it okay to joke about jesus but not other religious figures? >> the sacred is much more in contest here in part because of our legacy of religious freedom, but in part because we've had a long history of conflict over sacred imagery and words, often violent conflict. and in more recent years because of the rise of secularism, because of the rise of the culture of mockery in part, as well. it's just become more acceptable. >> is it because more and more of us are agnostic? i mean, why is it? is it -- do we still believe in jesus yet we joke about him? is it the other way around? >> well, it's funny if you read the comments on our cnn belief blog, you'll see that people are engaging in arguments with each other saying our argument has bu
paul harvey is a professor of history at the university of colorado at colorado springs. so? did you find the answer to your question? >> well, there's a lot of reasons for that as we talk about in the article. and a lot of it has to do with our long history and pluralization of american religions. >> so tell us a bit about that history. why is it okay to joke about jesus but not other religious figures? >> the sacred is much more in contest here in part because of our legacy...
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. >>> victims of the aurora, colorado shooting will soon get relief. the fund's special master is deciding who gets how much? the fund was established by colorado's governor and by a local charity. a missouri man is behind bars accused of planning a mass shooting like the one in aurora. police say 20-year-old blake lambers was plotting to shoot up a movie theater but then changed his mind and decided he would target a walmart store instead. investigators say his mother called them concerned that her son was planning a copycat massacre. police say he confessed to the plot. >>> coming up later this afternoon, we'll bring you all the late breaking developments out of israel and the palestinian territories as tensions are very high. and if you're not sure why this conflict came to be, we'll break it down for you. washington still
. >>> victims of the aurora, colorado shooting will soon get relief. the fund's special master is deciding who gets how much? the fund was established by colorado's governor and by a local charity. a missouri man is behind bars accused of planning a mass shooting like the one in aurora. police say 20-year-old blake lambers was plotting to shoot up a movie theater but then changed his mind and decided he would target a walmart store instead. investigators say his mother called them...
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victims of the aurora, colorado massacre will soon get monetary compensation. do door -- doors sent money for the relief. ditka, who coached the chicago bears, won in 1986, the bears fans will never forget that. he says he is fine, not a big deal. >>> and salvador dali picture found this week. the signed artwork was dropped off by an unidentified donor and now is being auctioned off on a website, those are the stories trending on cnn.com. >>> and understanding the conflict between the palestinian-israeli conflict. >> yeah, before we go here i wanted to pull out and help us get a big picture look at the millions who are impacted by what we're seeing by this violence and who could be affected. let's look at this map here, let's start here, you're taking a look at gaza and israel, we'll zoom in here to gaza, what you will see here, the area of gaza is only about twice the size of washington, d.c. in that area, the population is about 1.7 million people. and so it is pretty dense in many areas. we'll zoom some this area, which is gaza city. you can tell from the ae
victims of the aurora, colorado massacre will soon get monetary compensation. do door -- doors sent money for the relief. ditka, who coached the chicago bears, won in 1986, the bears fans will never forget that. he says he is fine, not a big deal. >>> and salvador dali picture found this week. the signed artwork was dropped off by an unidentified donor and now is being auctioned off on a website, those are the stories trending on cnn.com. >>> and understanding the conflict...
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buying assault rifles and more than 400 rounds of am mission for an alleged plot that was like the colorado shooting this summer. the backup plan allegedly targeted a local walmart. his mother went to police this thursday saying her son had loaded up on weapons similar to those used in the colorado attack. >> any time you have a family member that feels concerned enough that they alert the police department they know their loved one better than anyone else. and when they're concerned enough to alert the police department then we have to take it very seriously. given the concerns that were addressed, there is no question that they acted responsibly. >> court don'ts show he had stopped taking medication for a mental condition. >>> and you have to take a look at the video that captures a crash so violent and so loud, there it is, neighbors could hear it inside their homes. neighbors rushed into action. and one jumped into a demolisted car to help the people inside. >> i found a little baby just hanging on her car seat. and that got my attention immediately. i had to work with her. >> he was ab
buying assault rifles and more than 400 rounds of am mission for an alleged plot that was like the colorado shooting this summer. the backup plan allegedly targeted a local walmart. his mother went to police this thursday saying her son had loaded up on weapons similar to those used in the colorado attack. >> any time you have a family member that feels concerned enough that they alert the police department they know their loved one better than anyone else. and when they're concerned...
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always there. >>> it's a mile high mystery in the skies over denver, colorado. take a look at this, a strange object, these are true pictures, flying over the city. nobody can explain exactly what it is. a local resident shot this video from a hill top north of denver. he says the fascinating object appears around noon a few days a week. so not just one time. so what do the experts say? >> this is not a plane, it's not a helicopter, it's not birds. i can't identify it. perhaps there's some sort of zree that's being raised up by some of the atmospheric winds. as it fits the definition, it's an unidentified flying object. >> okay so if they're aliens, come down and have a press conference so we can interview you. >>> the black friday shopping frenzy comes with a hitch. we have got the details. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds
always there. >>> it's a mile high mystery in the skies over denver, colorado. take a look at this, a strange object, these are true pictures, flying over the city. nobody can explain exactly what it is. a local resident shot this video from a hill top north of denver. he says the fascinating object appears around noon a few days a week. so not just one time. so what do the experts say? >> this is not a plane, it's not a helicopter, it's not birds. i can't identify it. perhaps...
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charged with plotting to shoot up a theater, like the shooting that happened at that batman screening in colorado this summer. his mother got suspicious about him and called the cops. and a man charged with an ipad heist has been charged. >>> and music icon stevie wonder is going to lead a tribout to late television personality dick clark. >>> black friday, the biggest shopping day of the year for many retailers, now retailers are urging lawmakers to do something about the fiscal cliff before shoppers head out to the stores. trying to find a better job can be frustrating. so at university of phoenix we're working with a growing list of almost two thousand corporate partners - companies like microsoft, american red cross and adobe - to create options for you. not only that, we're using what we learn from these partners to shape our curriculum. so that when you find the job you want you'll be a perfect fit. let's get to work. >>> our top story all weekend has you know has been the crisis in israel and gaza. my colleague anderson cooper is now in gaza city with the latest. anderson? >> gary, another
charged with plotting to shoot up a theater, like the shooting that happened at that batman screening in colorado this summer. his mother got suspicious about him and called the cops. and a man charged with an ipad heist has been charged. >>> and music icon stevie wonder is going to lead a tribout to late television personality dick clark. >>> black friday, the biggest shopping day of the year for many retailers, now retailers are urging lawmakers to do something about the...
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because in a close race, like ohio, like florida, like any -- colorado, whatever, you know that that could really make the margin of difference. that's why the campaigns are focusing so much on early voting this time around. very important. >> yeah. you're absolutely right. and really that is -- that is what i've been charged with to do here at cnn is to come here to ohio and look at the ground game leading up to the election. and that's -- mitt romney's team, president obama's team, that's what they're doing. it is all about getting people -- they want them to vote, but they say get there early and almost every bit of literature says what you're saying, gloria. >> right. and the interesting thing is, what they don't want to do and this is the word they use, they don't want to cannibalize, as they call it, their voters that would normally turn out on election day, don. so what they try and do is get what they call low propensity voters, voters that otherwise probably would not make it to the polls, but if you can figure out a way to get them out there, make it easier for them to vote
because in a close race, like ohio, like florida, like any -- colorado, whatever, you know that that could really make the margin of difference. that's why the campaigns are focusing so much on early voting this time around. very important. >> yeah. you're absolutely right. and really that is -- that is what i've been charged with to do here at cnn is to come here to ohio and look at the ground game leading up to the election. and that's -- mitt romney's team, president obama's team,...
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to cns kyung lah in colorado. unemployment there at 8%, just a little bit above the national average. will it come down to jobs for colorado voters? >> reporter: absolutely. you have it absolutely right, ali. it is about jobs. it is about how have people been personally affected by a job loss either within their own families or among friends? here in this very key swing state we've gone down to the counties, we've talked to the key demographics and we talked to the women. suburban women here are critical for either party in order to grab those states. we talked to women and they say this is about job security. who is it going to be in white house who will make sure that over the next four years my family isn't going to be impacted, what i put on my kitchen table isn't going to be impacted? we went out and talked to college students. they were really enthusiastic in 2008, helping barack obama win this state, winning the nine electoral votes. this time around they are not as enthusiastic. college students are tellin
to cns kyung lah in colorado. unemployment there at 8%, just a little bit above the national average. will it come down to jobs for colorado voters? >> reporter: absolutely. you have it absolutely right, ali. it is about jobs. it is about how have people been personally affected by a job loss either within their own families or among friends? here in this very key swing state we've gone down to the counties, we've talked to the key demographics and we talked to the women. suburban women...
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he is in new hampshire, iowa and colorado today. earlier this morning he spoke to a rally in new hampshire, taking a jab at the president. >> yesterday the president said something you may have heard by now that i think surprised a lot of people. speaking to an audience he said voting is the best revenge. he told us supporters, voting for revenge, vote for revenge? let me tell what you i'd like to tell you. vote for love of country. >> voting is the best revenge. >> other republican campaign is making a last minute play for pennsylvania. this weekend both mitt romney and paul ryan are campaigning in that state. ryan is in harrisburg, pennsylvania, today and tomorrow. romney heading to bucks county. and cnn political editor paul stein houser is live from harrisburg right now. the polls show that romney is narrowing the gap with obama in that state. can he realistically hope to take the state this late in the game? >> reporter: no doubt about it. 90 minutes from me at the airport you'll have paul ryan, the republican running mate hold
he is in new hampshire, iowa and colorado today. earlier this morning he spoke to a rally in new hampshire, taking a jab at the president. >> yesterday the president said something you may have heard by now that i think surprised a lot of people. speaking to an audience he said voting is the best revenge. he told us supporters, voting for revenge, vote for revenge? let me tell what you i'd like to tell you. vote for love of country. >> voting is the best revenge. >> other...
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colorado has one third registered republicans. one third registered democrats, and a third registered independents. drill it down even further, among those registered independents, suburban mothers who are unaffiliated. they're the ones who overwhelmingly voted for president obama in 20008, and the republicans are trying to bring them back into the fold. we have spoken to some of the suburban moms and they say it's working. some of them really want to go with governor romney. they don't feel the job security has been there, that president obama won't give it to them in the next four years. but then you talk to another suburban mom sitting next to her and she's going to stick with president obama in part because the deciding factor for her are the social issues. there are a lot of issues that go into play, but i have to say, top of the issues here is job security. >> all right, kyung lah, thanks so much from colorado. apprec athat. let's drill down deeper on the strategy of both of the candidates and see how the last-minute campaig
colorado has one third registered republicans. one third registered democrats, and a third registered independents. drill it down even further, among those registered independents, suburban mothers who are unaffiliated. they're the ones who overwhelmingly voted for president obama in 20008, and the republicans are trying to bring them back into the fold. we have spoken to some of the suburban moms and they say it's working. some of them really want to go with governor romney. they don't feel...
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so there is the vice president campaigning, pueblo, colorado. go to cnn.com, you can watch the whole thing there as well. >>> some interesting campaign news to tell you about. puppeteers and their puppets were on the national mall was billed as the million puppet march. it is in response to comments mitt romney made about big bird during the presidential debate. he referred to the character when talking about plans to cut public funding for public broadcasting. the march is not affiliated with pbs, the hen son company or disney. >>> if you are going out clubbing tonight, if you want to stay up and watch us late, go ahead and enjoy an extra hour on the dance floor. for less rowdy people, you can savor an extra hour of precious sleep. that's what i'll be doing. daylight saving's time ends at 2:00 a.m. sunday. turn your clock back one hour. spring forward, fall back, of course. benjamin franklin first came up with the
so there is the vice president campaigning, pueblo, colorado. go to cnn.com, you can watch the whole thing there as well. >>> some interesting campaign news to tell you about. puppeteers and their puppets were on the national mall was billed as the million puppet march. it is in response to comments mitt romney made about big bird during the presidential debate. he referred to the character when talking about plans to cut public funding for public broadcasting. the march is not...